The collision speed was 96 per hour, the AB pillar was broken, and the driver died!

Recently, in Qingyuan, Guangdong, a very tragic major traffic accident occurred in Ideal L7.

As can be seen from the pictures at the scene of the accident, the roof of the ideal L7 was almost lifted, the AB pillar was suspected to have been broken, and the driver was suspected to have died, and the entire accident scene was very tragic. According to the video at the time of the accident, it can be seen that the big car was coming out of the parking lot and turning right, and the ideal L7 behind was very fast and rear-ended the truck.

On December 22, Li Auto responded to this serious traffic accident on its official WeChat.

"When the collision accident occurs, the vehicle triggers the on-board emergency alarm call system, and after many calls to the user without feedback, the staff rushed to the scene to support as soon as possible. Combined with the preliminary analysis of the background data of the vehicle, the vehicle did not turn on the auxiliary driving function during driving, and the speed reached 178km/h 3 seconds before the collision, the driver took braking measures, and finally rear-ended the truck in front at a speed of 96km/h, and rushed out of the road after getting under the truck.

At present, the relevant departments have sealed off the scene of the accident for investigation and processing. Li Auto will cooperate with the police to provide all necessary data in order to restore the full picture of the accident as soon as possible, and will also provide necessary support for the owner's family. ”

It can be seen from the statement of Li Auto that the speed of this ideal L7 was very fast at that time, reaching 178 kilometers per hour, but then the driver braked, and the speed still reached 96 kilometers per hour at the time of the collision, and it is clear that speeding was the main reason for the accident. However, the impact speed of 96 kilometers per hour will cause the body to tear like this, which is still a little difficult for many netizens to accept. According to the official introduction of Li Auto, the ideal L7 adopts a flagship-level body safety structure, and the high-strength steel of the body-in-white accounts for more than 75%, of which the hot stamping steel accounts for more than 29%;

Li Auto has said that in the event of a collision at different speeds and at different angles, the strong body structure of the Ideal L7 can effectively resist the impact of the collision, ensure the integrity of the cabin structure, provide greater living space for the whole car, and provide all-round protection for the whole car.

In fact, this is not the first time that Li Auto has caused controversy in terms of safety.

Three years ago, the ideal ONE had a rear-end accident at high speed, the object of the rear-end collision was a van, the A-pillar of the ideal ONE was broken, and all 7 airbags were not deployed, but fortunately, the driver's life was not in danger. Subsequently, the owner tortured the official Li Auto on social media:

Why did the A-pillar break? Why didn't the airbags open? Why didn't the driver assistance system recognize the lane change of the car in front? Why did the glass shatter too much, and some of it entered the ears and eyes of the passenger in front of them. A few days later, the owner issued a statement saying that the incident had been dealt with and that the post had been deleted.

On July 27, 2023, an ideal L9 was suspected of hitting a tree at high speed, causing a tragic accident of one death and three injuries.

Li Auto responded that the speed reached 103 kilometers per hour at that time, and it had a serious collision with a tree (about 38.5cm in diameter, 121cm in circumference measured on the spot) next to the highway, and the driver pressed the accelerator pedal 0.5 seconds before the collision, and there was no braking action during the whole process.

There is no doubt that these accidents are unilateral accidents, which are caused by the driver's speeding and lack of concentration, but many people's questions focus on how much of a role the assisted driving has played in several accidents? Is the damage to the vehicle so serious that it is caused by excessive speed?

VV7 overturned 20 meters overhead, Tiggo 8PRO 125 kilometers per hour hit the cement pier of the high-speed toll station, the damage to the vehicle in these accidents is much smaller, of course, the impact point is different, the impact speed is different, the accident damage is definitely different, but in these accidents, the damage to the AB pillar still makes many netizens suspicious.

For drivers, what we need to do most may be to improve the awe of driving, no matter how good the auxiliary driving system, can not completely avoid the occurrence of accidents, always maintain the attention to driving, ready to take over the vehicle to deal with the occurrence of emergencies, is what we should do most.